Oklahoma's new education chief says classes are too easy

Megan Rolland:

When state schools Superintendent-elect Janet Barresi takes office, her first priority is going to be stepping up the difficulty and rigor in schools so that more kids are ready for college when they graduate.

Only 2.4 percent of students in Oklahoma's graduating class of 2009 scored in the upper tiers of national math exams, a ratio that places the state among recently industrialized nations such as Bulgaria, Uruguay and Serbia, according to a study released this month.

State schools Superintendent-elect Janet Barresi said the study, which also ranks Oklahoma among the worst 10 states in producing top-achieving math students, should be a wake-up call against the status quo.
"Let's quit making excuses," she said. "Let's accept it, and use it as a challenge, Oklahoma."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 29, 2010 4:32 AM
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